** Shares of Australia's Core Lithium CXO.AX rise as much as 4% to A$0.328, their biggest intraday pct gain since May 13
** The lithium miner says mining operations have commenced at the Grants open pit, a part of co's Finniss Lithium Operation in Australia
** Says first spodumene concentrate shipment from lithium operations targeted in the December quarter, with further shipments in CY27
** YTD, stock up 17.3%
(Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)
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